AA battery

noun

: a battery that is typically used in small electronic devices and that is standardized at 51 mm in length and roughly 14 mm in diameter

called also AA, AA cell, double-A, double-A battery

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The four-pack comes with two 4-inch and two 5-inch candles, and each one requires AA batteries for a true set-it-and-forget-it setup. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025 Each camera is compact, weatherproof, and powered by AA batteries that can last up to two years, depending on settings. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025 About the size and shape of an AA battery, these cylinder seals were carved with imagery and, later, minute inscriptions that said something about their owner, like an ancient social media avatar. Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 And it's powered by AA batteries or via a rechargeable power core. Devonne Goode, Parents, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for AA battery

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of AA battery was in 1961

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“AA battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AA%20battery. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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